Ok...they just arrived...OMG!!!...forgot how good they feel!! Had a pair for 13 years, then the trend wore down finally. Wore them all over Europe and other trips, as well as daily in summer wear. Regretted tossing them, 5 years ago, as are the most comfortable sandals ever worn!!!Over past 5 years, have spent over twice this price, on numerous sandals less than $100, trying to find as good as sandal fit... like, Clarks, Ecco, Teva, and lesser brands. Nothing fit as well!Soooo...as a $$ miser, but buy the best...finally had enough of not as good a fit, and plunked down the $160! Man, as soon as stood on them, there was an instant literal "aaaahhhh" came out of my mouth! Felt that good!!As have 2 different length feet, and one pronates, the other is normal... had hard time finding the middle path. As these inserts are like Burks, made of cork and rubber, & that mold to your feet, and recall very quickly too. Initially putting them on, was like soft cradling the feet, and even not molded yet!Others reviews say that the leather has gotten thinner, not as good quality, etc... heck NO! Near 20 years later, same excellent quality!!! Leather is as was, thick enough, soft, and instantly conforms to foot. Why the "aaahhh", when initially put them on, and wore them. Virtually no break in too, as just needs time and pressure, for the footbed to adapt & mold to your foot.As a retired Doc, and a body ergonomics expert....can't speak higher of these sandals!!! And nooooo, do not work for them, or Jewish... lol.Highly reco them to normal and problem feet! And worth every penny too!!! Will never stray from Naot sandals again!.....lolll.This sandal is perfect in every way.This brand is the only one my husband wears for comfort and durability. They do require a little breaking in to get the leather to supple and foot forming perfection. These replaced an exact pair that are 2 years used, worn everyday and still look good and are intact.1. Best fit ever - I have used them for walking and hiking and even after a long 8 mile hike I did not get blisters.2. Durable - I have had my pair for over 5 years and had to replace the replaceable lining once.3. Fit do not stink - since they are lined with leather, the sandals do not stink as other did.I have two Naot pairs of Sandles one is the Mikael which does not have the back strap and I use it as loafers around the house year round with socks in the winter. The other is the Lappland which is almost identical except it has a back strap and I use during the warm months as my casual outdoor foot wear. Over the past 30 years I have tried many sandals and only Birkenstock fit the bill but Naot seem to last much longer.These are the best sandals ever. I normally walk with a cane… unless I’m wearing these sandalsThe shoe has a very comfortable insole and good support for a sandalThe sandals are as expected. However the top leather edge is fraying all around the shoe. It is more evident around the heel area but as days goes by it is fraying all around the top edge, almost spreading like a disease. This is the second pair of these sandals I have had and I bought this pair because of how well the first pair preformed. Nothing like this occurred with the first pair. These sandals are hard to find because they are size 48. Please advise. The 2 pictures included are of the new sandals showing sever fraying, where the pictures of the last 2 sandals are of my old sandals that are 6 years old, showing little fraying. Thank you for your anticipated attention to this matter.Yours Sincerely, John MathesonNot as comfortable as this item was 6 years ago.I have bought 3 pairs of these sandals... the first pair in San Diego. They were a 44 and a perfect fit. Nicely finished, very comfortable and lasted for years. Since then I have purchased two more pairs. The second pair weren't too bad but were pretty uncomfortable due to poor quality...bits of raised, bady-finished leather edging sticking into my feet ... and it was apparent that the size was smaller. I trimmed them up a bit and wore them in for several weeks and they were OK.This last pair were smaller still and unwearable.It is a real shame. I have noticed a trend of late to cut corners in so many products. Maybe the retail price is just too low and that is the manufacturer's way of dealing with the current economic situation... a situation that has partly been started by companies like Amazon, I would suggest.However it is just a little silly in my opinion... there is no point in producing something that is not fit for purpose.I have sent this pair back. Now it is true that I need a wide fitting and maybe these will be fine for somebody else...not for me I'm afraid.As stated. insole are removable to enable orthotic sole to be fittedExcellent. Did not have to wear orthotics with them.